Surviving Juice WRLD family members are now being dragged into a massive, $15 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Yellowcard prior to the rapper’s death. Juice WRLD suffered a tragic overdose on December 8th of last year while his pri…
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Juice WRLD Surviving Family Members Could Face a $300 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Despite the rapper’s untimely death, Juice WRLD family members could find themselves battling a $300 million copyright infringement lawsuit starting in March. Before Juice WRLD’s shocking death from a massive overdose, the rapper was being …
Record Label Lawyers Want To Ask Jurors About Their Torrenting Habits
The piracy case against ISPs continues with juror questions about their piracy habits. Record label lawyers want to know potential juror’s torrenting habits in an upcoming trial. The piracy case against Cox and other ISPs accuses them of not doin…
After a Disastrous GQ Interview, Pharrell Williams Defends Himself Against Perjury Allegations
Pharrell Williams responds to the Marvin Gaye Estate’s perjury allegations and demands for millions. Following a disastrous interview with GQ, Pharrell Williams has returned to court, this time to defend himself against claims that he committed perjury…
Drake Beats the Rap: U.S. Appeals Courts Rules ‘Pound Cake’ Was Fair Use
Drake has been awarded another significant legal victory, this time by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which confirmed that the rapper’s sampling of “Jimmy Smith Rap” in “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2” constitu…
Cox Communications Fights Back Against ‘Shockingly Excessive’ Copyright Infringement Ruling
After being fined $1 billion, Cox Communications is seeking a drastic reduction in penalties. In December of 2019, Cox Communications, a major US-based provider of television, telephone, and internet services, lost a high-profile lawsuit to Sony Music …
A Snoop Dogg Photograph Puts the Recording Academy In Legal Hot Water
A New York photographer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Recording Academy over a Snoop Dogg photograph. In the filing, which was submitted in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on January 29th, Christopher Markisz and the Liebo…
Trump Signs NAFTA-Killing USMCA Agreement, Complete With Global DMCA Protections
President Trump has signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), expanding U.S. copyright law into Mexico and Canada. President Trump has signed USMCA, a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, into law. The far-reac…
Peloton Loses Its Antitrust Countersuit Against Music Publishers — But Continues Its Aggressive Shift Towards Direct Licensing
A hairy legal battle between music publishers and Peloton took another turn this week. Peloton suffered a serious setback against litigating music publishers in federal court this week — though this case is far from over. Previously this year, the musi…
Impala Speaks Out Against the UK’s Unwillingness to Enforce EU Copyright Directive
Impala, a leading advocate of independent record labels in Europe, is speaking out against the United Kingdom’s decision to not enforce the European Union’s controversial Copyright Directive. In a statement, Impala said that the Copyright Directive “br…